- Canadian woman charged after crossing into U.S. and kicking border agent
- A Canadian woman has been charged in the United States after crossing into Washington state and allegedly kicking a border agent in the face.
- Charges: 1 count of assault on a federal officer and 1 count of improper entry.
- Incident timeline: occurred Tuesday at the Peace Arch border crossing (south of Surrey, B.C.), per U.S. district court documents.
- Denied entry over marijuana vape pen; buffer-zone crossing
- FBI documents say the woman was denied entry because she had a marijuana vape pen.
- She was later spotted walking across the cross-border buffer zone at Peace Arch State Park (a bi-national visit area).
- Responding agents say she hurled obscenities, resisted arrest and kicked a female supervisor in the face.
- Note: the woman told investigators she was meeting her fiancé (account in court papers is incomplete in reports).
- Environment Canada warns of possible coastal flooding this weekend
- Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for southern B.C., including Metro Vancouver and Greater Victoria.
- Cause: combination of entering a period of high astronomical tides (Earth near perihelion) and an incoming low-pressure system.
- Timing/risk: centre of the low is uncertain; highest risk for coastal flooding is Sunday.
- Potential storm surge and public-safety implications
- The agency warns the combined effect could produce storm surge beyond normal tide levels, increasing coastal flood risk.
- Advice: residents, coastal municipalities and mariners should monitor forecasts, tide tables and local advisories.
- Sports — Canucks winger Jake DeBrusk focused on rebuilding his game
- DeBrusk had a week of highs and lows: sat out Monday (when Vancouver won 3-2 in a shootout at Seattle), returned Friday and recorded 1 goal and 2 assists in a 4-3 shootout loss.
- Vancouver Canucks record: 16-20-4. Team trailed 2-0 mid-second before rallying to force overtime; Brock Boeser helped set up DeBrusk’s goal.
